The Trip to Bountiful

1985 | Drama

Synopsis

Carrie Watts is an elderly woman who decides to visit her childhood home in Bountiful one last time. There, she meets a young woman with whom she shares her secrets and memories.

Scores

Overall Score
42.5
Popularity Percentile (Year)
26.3%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
37.0%
Review Aggregate
88.6

Critic Consensus

100.0% Fresh • 6 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 100% of 6 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize emotional, family-friendly, character-driven. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

emotionalfamily-friendlycharacter-drivenvisually strikingthought-provokingrealistic

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Geraldine Page1985$95,000$276,000(est)
John Heard1985$58,000$170,000(est)
Carlin Glynn1985$44,000$128,000(est)
Richard Bradford1985$36,000$105,000(est)
Rebecca De Mornay1985$31,000$90,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score100.0
RT critic review count10
Rotten Tomatoes audience score86.0
RT audience rating count1,000
IMDb rating7.4
IMDb votes5,709

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1985$7,491,903$21,842,100
International1985N/AN/A
Worldwide1985$7,491,903$21,842,100

Earnings / Profitability

Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue1985$3,745,952$10,921,050
Digital Rentals ?1985N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1985N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1985$6,548,000$19,090,219
Physical Purchases ?1985$2,880,000$8,396,431
TV & Streaming Revenue1985$1,798,057$5,242,104
Total Revenues1985$14,972,008$43,649,805
Expenses
Budget ?1985$2,328,000 (est)$6,787,115 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1985$2,334,000 (est)$6,804,608 (est)
Participations1985$599,000$1,746,341
Residuals ?1985$775,000$2,259,456
Interest & Overhead1985$465,600$1,357,423
Total Expenses1985$6,501,600$18,954,943
Movie Net Profit or Loss1985$8,470,408$24,694,861

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